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Newspaper
Revelstoke Herald
Location
Ravelstoke, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 11, 1902
Page
3
Notices announce plans by multiple applicants to fell timber and apply for permission to purchase land from Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works. Locations include Fish Creek, Amber Inlet area, and Goldfields with multiple posts and boundary chains described. dates range 1901 1902 with various signatories including F J Goldsmith and the Cleveland and British Columbia Mining Company Limited.
Notice by I F Green for August Kay Co and J McKenzie holder of Free Miners certificates to apply within sixty days to the Mining Recorder for Certificates of Improvements for Morning Star Walrus Sea Lion and Bonanza claims on Menhenick Creek near Fish River in West Kootenay District. Action under section 37 must begin before issuance. Dated March 20g.
Notice that I F C Green acting as agent for Ancus McKay Free Miner's Certificate 522003 intends within sixty days to apply to the Mining Recorder for Certificates of Improvements to Crown Grants of the Red Fox and Ridge Mineral Claims on Menlenick Creek near Fish River in the Lardeau Mining Division West Kootenay District. Action under section 37 must be commenced before such Certificates are issued. Dated March 1 1902 Ald Fey Ef per F C Nelson.
Geo 8 McCarter acting for D Graham and W H Vickers give notice from February 10 1902 that within 60 days they will apply to the Mining Recorder for Certificates of Improvements to Crown Grants for the Imperial Imperial Fraction and Surprise Mineral Claims at Keystone Mountain Big Bend near Downie Creek Revelstoke District. Action under Section 37 must be begun before the certificates issue.
Notice states Maude Skene applies to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for permission to eat and carry lumber on lands described. Commences at a post planted on the south side of the Columbia River one mile below Canoe River mouth. Dated April 29, 1902.
Notice that Henry Lovewell seeks permission from the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works to cut and carry away timber from lands described as the Henry Lovewell Northe Corner Post area near the Columbia River about one mile below Canoe River mouth. The proposal dated April 76, 1902, initiates the legal process.
Thirty days after date I intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Senids and Works for a special license to cut timber from a tract described as G. B. Nagle's South East Corner Post on the north bank of the Columbia River one mile west of Canoe River mouth. The parcel runs 80 chains north, 80 chains west, 80 chains south, and 80 chains east to the starting point. Dated April 29, 1903.
Notice issued stating intent to apply for a special license to cut and carry timber from riverbank lands described as starting at Fred Robinson's South East Corner Post on the north bank of the Columbia River above Canoe River mouth. The description covers 80 chains by 80 chains and forms a rectangle. Dated April 29, 1902.
A fragmented OCR record from April 1902 describes intentions to place a boundary table by the Chief Commissioner on the east bank of the Columbia River near Wood River mouth. It references Fred Robinson’s South-West Corner post and measurements along the line to the point of commencement. The text is garbled and the exact details are unclear.
Thirty days after date, Lintend applies to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a special license to cut and carry away timber from lands described along the Canoe River. The tract begins at a post on the east side, follows river trails, and is marked 14 C Ri Skene’s South West Corner Post. Details specify a 80 by 80 chain rectangle. Core dated May 1902.
Legal notice describing a timber land claim by Henry Lovewell dated May 5 in the 1890s. It specifies land bounds starting at a post near Columbine, running north then east to the riverbank, and following the Columbia River to the starting point. The text is fragmented and includes garbled words.
Thirty days after date the applicant will apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a special license to carry away timber from Olivia Robinson lands described as a parcel on the east bank of the Columbia River two miles above Wood River mouth. The claim begins at Olivia Robinson’s Northwest Corner Post and follows a 40 chain south line, 100 chain east line, 40 chain north line, and 160 chain west line back to the start. Dated April 20, 1902.
IOWTICE I, the undersigned, intend 30 days after date to apply to the Chief Corte issioneer of Lands and Works, for a special licence to cut and carry quay timber from lands described near the Columbia River. Description runs from a post below Boyds Ranch along the river and across fields. Dated May 1002. AY Edgar
EIS HEREBY GIVEN that thirty days after date intends to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for permission to cut and carry away timber from lands in West Kootenay. The description centers on posts along the Columbia River and the Canoe River with bounds and chain measurements. Public records list claimants Olivia Robinson and McMahon families with dates in May 1902.
Thirty days after due service the applicant will seek a special license from the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works to cut and carry timber from lands described as Skene’s North West Corner near the Canoe River. The parcel is bounded east 80 chains, south 80 chains, west 80 chains, and north 80 chains. Dated May 1, 1902.
John McMahon seeks permission to cut timber on a tract in West Kootenay. The description starts at John A. McMahon's southwest corner and traces 160 chains south to the Pittsburg Syndicate lands then east, north, and west to the Columbia River, completing a 160 chain boundary. Date noted May 5th, 1924.
Thirty days after dates intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a special license to cut and carry away timber. The land begins at a post on the west bank of the Columbia River near Seven Mile Creek, about six miles above Death Rapids, marked Maude Skene's South-East Corner Post, forming a square 80 chains each side along the river and back to the starting post. Dated May 5, 1902.
Rev Nort Heyr argues mining tax policy unfairly targets miners while ranchers and cattle interests enjoy surface rights and delayed payments. He cites Crown grants and fees, urging fairer treatment and opposing high charges harming mining's growth and regional development. He warns a revenue focus could drive mining firms to reduce activity and reduce regional prosperity.
A local list offers vegetable and flower plants at 25 cents per dozen, including cabbage celery lettuce tomatoes cannaflowers candytuft oranthus asters verbena petunias sobelia marigold phlox sunflowers coreopsis nasturtium chrysanthemum. Cabbage 1 dollar per 100. J Maley Revelstoke.
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